The far-right group has learned to communicate in a country where traditional media no longer shape public opinion.

On the latest Planet Normal podcast, which you can listen to using the audio player above, columnists Liam Halligan and ...

The outcome of Germany’s federal election raises a question with vast implications for Europe and the world: How faithfully ...

Germany’s economy had stalled. In 2024, German GDP was 0.2 percent lower than in the previous year, and forecasts for 2025 ...

Populist far-right parties are moving from the political fringes to the mainstream, bringing their climate skepticism with ...

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) claimed second place, winning 20.8% of the total 630 seats in the Bundestag, Germany’s ...

Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...